The Great Song Dynasty couldn't keep the secret, Wang Zeng and Li Di both knew it very well in their hearts, so when they heard Kou Ji say this, they no longer asked Kou Ji to dedicate the method of forging new iron to the imperial court.

Wang Zeng refocused his gaze on Wang Yunsheng, who was plowing the field, and said nonchalantly, "You don't need to worry about the problem of iron. When you turn back to the inner court, the old man will issue a handwritten letter together with your grandfather and Li Gong.

At that time, you only need to take the handbook and go to the third treasurer's room to pick up iron materials. ”

Kou Ji groaned: "What if Li Jian stops it? ”

Wang Zeng retracted his gaze, fell on Kou Ji, and said lightly: "Then he, the third envoy, should be done by another person." ”

Wang Zeng's words were plain, but full of undoubted tone.

Kou Ji nodded with a smile on his face.

The reason why he deliberately raised the issue of iron materials at this time was to let Wang Zeng, Li Di, and Kou Zhun come forward to suppress Li Zheng.

With the three of him taking action, as long as there are no major changes in the court in the future, Li Jian will never want to cut off the iron material trading on Ruisheng Village again.

Kou Ji solved the trouble in his heart, remembered Wang Zeng's words just now, the smile on his face narrowed slightly, and asked, "Why doesn't the imperial court formulate some laws to keep secrets?" ”

Wang Zeng glanced at Kou Ji, sighed, and did not speak.

Li Di sighed and said: "There are countless prohibitions in the imperial court, many of which are related to life, but those who should leak secrets are still leaking, and they can't be stopped at all." The more you want to keep the secret, the more others want to snoop on. ”

Wang Zeng looked at Kou Ji and added, "There are no secrets in the palace, what else do you expect?" ”

Kou Ji frowned and said, "Maybe it's because the punishment is not ruthless enough?" ”

Li Di shook his head and said, "Isn't it ruthless to leak the secrets of the palace and make a decision immediately?" Rao is like this, there are still many people who don't know whether they are alive or dead, and they are constantly leaking the secrets of the palace. ”

Kou Ji groaned: "Most of the secrets in the palace are leaked by those eunuchs, most of them have no queen, they don't need to care about their lives, and they don't need to worry about their relatives being implicated, so they can be unscrupulous."

But some secrets outside the palace have nothing to do with the eunuchs. ”

Wang Zeng and Li Di both frowned and looked at Kou Ji.

Li Di asked in a deep voice, "What do you want to say?" ”

Kou Ji said seriously: "The production methods of ordnance such as bed crossbows and heavy crossbows have been leaked, but they have nothing to do with the eunuchs. Rather, some officials, in order to ensure the credibility of the books they wrote, rushed to the major yamen, personally observed, and even personally intervened in the production of those bed crossbows and heavy crossbows.

Then, when I went back to the house, I wrote these things down in a book and sold them.

The last biography is known to the whole world. ”

Wang Zeng frowned and said, "You mean, so many secrets of the imperial court have been spread out because of the reason why those officials wrote books and made statements?" ”

Kou Ji spread out his hands and said with a stunned expression: "Isn't this obvious? Take the most famous book in Bianjing City, "Tokyo Travel Notes", which describes in detail the location of wine shops, foot shops, green buildings, teaching workshops, school halls, yamen and other places in Bianjing.

In addition, there are also the number of troops stationed at each city gate and each water gate, the time of the change of guard, and the military department to which they are subordinate, which are very detailed. ”

"It's just an ordinary travelogue......

"No, no, no...... It was no ordinary travelogue. ”

Kou Ji stared at Wang Zeng and Li Di, and said seriously: "If one day, there are thieves who have different intentions for Bianjing City, they can use this to find out the deployment of troops in Bianjing City and find out the weak points of the troops in Bianjing City......"

When Wang Zeng and Li Di heard this, their faces were a little ugly.

Wang Zeng and Li Di thought about it carefully according to what Kou Ji said, and found that it was easy for thieves to discover the reality of the defense in Bianjing City through "Tokyo Travel".

But writing books and speaking has become a habit of fame in the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and it is also a major way to leave a name in the history of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs.

The two of them also wrote books and spoke from time to time.

Even, in their books, there are some secrets that no one knows.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, including the two of them, have never regarded writing books and talking about them as a matter of leaking secrets.

When the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu wrote books, they never thought that the books they wrote were likely to reveal important secrets of the Great Song Dynasty.

If Kou Ji hadn't deliberately mentioned this matter, Wang Zeng and Li Di would probably not have thought about it.

"My Great Song Dynasty has millions of soldiers, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding the Beijing Division, how can thieves have the ...... of plotting against the Beijing Division?"

Wang Zeng snorted coldly and said.

Kou Ji squeezed out a reluctant smile on his face, smiled at Wang Zeng, but did not speak.

There were some things he couldn't tell Wang Zeng.

For example, in Wang Zeng's eyes, the Jingshi that is not easy for others to plot will be broken a hundred years later.

The entire Jingshi will be reduced to a slaughterhouse.

The mausoleums and tombs of those emperors and nobles will be dug up one by one, and the corpses will be in the wilderness.

The treasures of gold and silver will be looted.

The coffin would become a trough for the thieves to keep their horses.

……

Wang Zeng stared at the smile on Kou Ji's face a few more times, and suddenly felt a little inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart.

He saw some helplessness in Kou Ji's smile.

Obviously, Kou Ji is not very optimistic about the millions of soldiers and horses that the Great Song Dynasty has.

"The old man and the three will discuss the matter when they go back...... Don't get involved in this matter, those officials are making trouble, but it's not something you can deal with. ”

Wang Zeng frowned, whispered, and no longer bothered with Kou Ji.

Kou Ji didn't get up again, and it was boring to talk to himself.

After that, the three of them didn't say anything anymore, and kept watching Wang Yunsheng driving the ploughing cattle to plough the fields.

Because when he left the palace, the time was already past noon, so until the sunset, Wang Yunsheng only cultivated four acres of fields.

When he was sweating profusely and drove the ploughing ox, pulled the plough to Zhao Zhen's side, and reported to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen personally helped Wang Yunsheng who gave a gift, and used Chen Lin's dust to help Wang Yunsheng bounce off the dirt on his body, and used a sweat towel to help Wang Yunsheng wipe his sweat with his own hands.

Wang Yunsheng excitedly grabbed Zhao Zhen's hand, cried loudly, and said countless words of loyalty.

"Ministers congratulate the officials!"

Kou Zhun took the lead, led the civil and military ministers, and saluted Zhao Zhen together.

Zhao Zhen pulled Wang Yunsheng and said aloud to the ministers of civil and military affairs: "Since I ascended the throne, I have received countless auspicious gifts. But only the auspiciousness offered by Wang Aiqing is really auspicious.

In my eyes, what can benefit the country and the people is auspicious.

Those rare beasts, dedicated to me, will only be placed in the palace and hidden in the inner treasury, useless to the country and the people.

What kind of auspicious is it?

In the future, the government and the opposition will need to take Wang Aiqing as an admonition and offer more useful things for the country and the people.

I will not hesitate to reward. ”

Zhao Zhen finished expressing his feelings.

The ministers of civil and military affairs bowed in unison in response.

Zhao Zhen said to Kou Zhun again: "Master Kou, Wang Aiqing, and many officials of the Ministry of Industry have created these two auspicious Rui that benefit the country and the people, and they should be rewarded." ”

Kou Zhun arched his hand slightly, and said, "The old minister must reward the officials of the Ministry of Industry as appropriate." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, and said: "The implementation of the two new plows will have to worry about Master Lao Kou." ”

Kou Zhun gave his hand again, "The old minister obeys the order." ”

After Zhao Zhen finished instructing Kou Zhun, his eyes fell on the two new plows, and said faintly: "Chen Lin......"

"Old slave in ......"

"These two kinds of plough tools, bring them back to the palace, take care of them, and when it comes to worshipping the ancestors next year, I will take them to the Taimiao."

Zhao Zhen's words came out.

The civil and military ministers present looked stunned.

Kou Zhun, Li Di, and Wang Zeng subconsciously frowned, but did not speak.

But someone couldn't help it, walked out, and said to Zhao Zhen: "Official...... It's not ...... appropriate."

Zhao Zhen glanced at him and said lightly: "Such a sharp weapon for the benefit of the country and the people was born in my hands, shouldn't I tell my ancestors?" ”

The man arched his hand and said, "Official, the new two plows are good...... But it's not enough to enter the temple......"

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice: "What if I have to take them into the Taimiao?" ”

The man said: "If the official family insists on taking them into the Taimiao, the ministers will naturally not dare to stop them." It's just that after this move spreads, it will inevitably be criticized by the people of the world.

For the sake of the holy name of the official family, the minister still hopes that the official family will not take them into the Taimiao. ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he put his hands behind his back and said with a faint smile: "I am not yet in power, what is my holy name?" Even if there were, the people would not care about me for the sake of my youth. ”

When the civil and military ministers heard this, they raised their heads in a daze and stared at Zhao Zhen.

Without waiting for someone to speak again, Zhao Zhen flicked his sleeves, stepped onto the dragon bowl, and commanded, "Go back to the palace......"

Yulongzhi guarded Zhao Zhen and walked towards Bianjing City.

The ministers of civil and military affairs stayed where they were, stunned.

"Official ......"

"Very good......

"How can it be good? If the officials do not listen to our admonitions, they will surely cause great trouble in the future. ”

"Humph! If the official family listens to you in everything, is it still an official family? ”

“……”

The ministers of civil and military affairs reacted differently to Zhao Zhen's 'rebellion'.

Some people think it's inappropriate.

Some people think that the emperor should be like this.

Wang Zeng and Li Di frowned, and saw Kou Ji with a smile on his face, Wang Zeng asked in a deep voice: "Looking at your reaction, it seems that you like to see the official family like this?" ”

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "The official family is like this now, isn't it good?" ”

Li Di objectively commented: "There are good and bad ......"

Li Di did not elaborate.

But Kou Ji and Wang Zeng both understood the meaning of his words.

If Zhao Zhen is humbly admonished, it is naturally a good thing. Just blindly listen to the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and lack the power to make decisions, it is easy to be deceived by traitors.

Zhao Zhen has an opinion, which is also a good thing, and he will naturally not be deceived in the future, and he will inevitably have his own opinions. However, if you insist on doing something that is not beneficial to the country, it will become a disaster for the country.

Kou Ji chuckled and said, "I hope the official family is a little assertive...... The assertive official family is the real Ninety-Five Supreme. If you don't have an opinion, I'm afraid you will become a ......"

Before Kou Ji finished speaking, he saw Wang Zeng's eyes widen and scolded: "Silence! Is it up to you and me to discuss the official family in public? ”

Kou Ji shook his head with a smile.

Wang Zeng pursed his lips and snorted coldly: "The three old men are not the kind of people who are greedy for power, let alone the kind of people who like to control everything in their hands. ”

As soon as Wang Zeng's words came out, Kou Ji knew that Wang Zeng had misunderstood.

Obviously, what he said just now made Wang Zeng mistakenly think that he was secretly accusing Wang Zeng and the three of them of having the intention of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

That's why Wang Zeng explained aloud.

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled, not trying to clarify the misunderstanding.

Li Di sighed and said, "Don't mention this matter again...... Let's talk about the fact that the official family wants to bring two new plows into the temple. ”

Kou Ji groaned: "I think the official family's move is good. If the official family brings the new plough tool into the Taimiao, the people who have crafts in the world will definitely offer their skills after knowing this.

When the time comes, you may be able to find a lot of things that will benefit the country and the people. ”

Wang Zeng stared at Kou Ji and asked, "This is your purpose?" ”

Li Di also looked at Kou Ji.

Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "I offered the plough just to break the dilemma of the three divisions blocking the iron materials of the wrought iron workshop on Ruisheng Village, and I never thought about anything else.

Moreover, the official just said that he would go to Taimiao with a new plow, which was obviously a temporary idea and had nothing to do with me. ”

Wang Zeng snorted and said no more.

I believed Kou Ji's words.

Li Di stared at Kou Ji and sighed: "Boy, do you know that the king of Chu has a thin waist, and the palace ladies are all starving to death...... If the official's move reaches the people, the people of the people will probably go to learn the craft one after another.

At that time, a lot of miscellaneous crafts will be dedicated to the palace.

I'm afraid there are few useful ones for the country.

For this reason, the imperial court has to spend a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. ”

Wang Zeng added on the side: "More importantly, some poor students may be forced by their families to give up reading and learn crafts." ”

Kou Ji looked at the two of them sideways, and said in a daze: "The official family just paid attention to the craftsmen and the skills of the craftsmen, and did not elevate the status of the craftsmen. The biggest disadvantage is that there is a good chance that a group of sensationalists will emerge.

But those who are really capable will also stand out and contribute to the country and the people.

How can it be so terrible as you say? ”

Wang Zeng and Li Di were just about to open their mouths to refute, but they heard Kou Ji continue: "If the imperial court is unwilling to send officials to settle those craftsmen who come to Bianjing, it can be handed over to our Ministry of Industry.

Our Ministry of Industry can not spend a penny on the imperial court, and place those craftsmen properly.

As for those poor family seedlings who study, whether they will be forced by their families to learn crafts, it has nothing to do with the official family.

The official family only paid attention to the craftsmen, but did not elevate the status of the craftsmen, nor did they say that the craftsmen were awarded officials.

If they really create something that benefits the country and the people, the officials will reward them with some money.

Is that comparable to studying and taking the imperial examination?

Those who are poor in the family and have a heart for him to study, and it is absolutely impossible to give up easily.

The family asked them to give up studying halfway and learn crafts, I am afraid that it has nothing to do with the fact that the government attaches importance to craftsmen.

Instead, they don't have any money at home to provide for them to study.

Even if no official family paid attention to craftsmen, the people in their families would let them go to farming or find some errands to do. ”

After Kou Ji finished speaking, he glanced at Wang Zeng and Li Di, who had a somewhat unsightly face, and added faintly, "This matter is essentially because of poverty, and it has nothing to do with the official family......